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Lgals2 - galectin 2 Gene

Rattus norvegicus
Gene ID: 171134 | Gene type: protein coding

About Lgals2

Summary

Enables galactoside binding activity. Predicted to be active in cytoplasm. Human ortholog(s) of this gene implicated in myocardial infarction. Orthologous to human LGALS2 (Galectin 2). [provided by Alliance of Genome Resources, Apr 2022]

Lgals2 Products(1)

mRNA Protein Name
NM_133599.2 NP_598283.1 galectin-2
Gene Ontology
  • Molecular Function
Molecular Function GO Annotation Evidence Reference Source
enables galactoside binding IDA
IDA: Inferred from direct assay
9882446 RGD
EXP: Inferred from Experiment IDA: Inferred from direct assay IPI: Inferred from physical interaction IMP: Inferred from mutant phenotype IGI: Inferred from genetic interaction IEP: Inferred from expression pattern
Protein Preferred Names Protein Names

galectin-2

gal-2

lectin, galactoside-binding, soluble, 2 (galectin 2)

Orthologs Information

Species Symbol Source ID
Homo sapiens Lgals2 NCBI NCBI:3957
Macaca fascicularis Lgals2 NCBI NCBI:102130960
Mus musculus Lgals2 NCBI NCBI:107753